Overall Survival of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients: A Single-Institution Long-Term Follow-Up of 5897 Patients Yasuhiro ItoAkira MiyauchiAkihiro Miya Original Scientific Report Open access 18 January 2018 Pages: 615 - 622
Risk Factors for Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Micro- Versus Macro- Clinically Node Negative Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Luca SessaCelestino Pio LombardiMarco Raffaelli Surgical Symposium Contribution 13 December 2017 Pages: 623 - 629
Central Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Ashok R. Shaha Invited Commentary 05 January 2018 Pages: 630 - 631
Recovery of Voice After Reconstruction of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Adjuvant Nimodipine P. MattssonA. FrostellM. Svensson Original Scientific Report Open access 28 December 2017 Pages: 632 - 638
Undiagnosed Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Recurrent Miscarriage: The First Prospective Pilot Study Aimee DiMarcoIoannis ChristakisF. Fausto Palazzo Original Scientific Report Open access 18 January 2018 Pages: 639 - 645
Competency-Based Education in Low Resource Settings: Development of a Novel Surgical Training Program Meghan McCulloughAlex CampbellJordan Swanson Original Scientific Report Open access 06 September 2017 Pages: 646 - 651
The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap Carmen Mesas BurgosHåkon Angell BolkanJohan Von Screeb Original Scientific Report Open access 20 September 2017 Pages: 652 - 665
Preoperative Needs-Based Education to Reduce Anxiety, Increase Satisfaction, and Decrease Time Spent in Day Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Apinut WongkietkachornNuttapone WongkietkachornPeera Rhunsiri Original Scientific Report 05 September 2017 Pages: 666 - 674
Thromboembolic Events Following Splenectomy: Risk Factors, Prevention, Management and Outcomes Amihai RottenstreichGeffen KleinsternYosef Kalish Original Scientific Report 14 August 2017 Pages: 675 - 681
A Clinical Scoring System to Predict the Clinical Sequelae of Computed Tomography Diagnosed Intussusception Hwee Leong TanYe Xin KohHock Soo Ong Original Scientific Report 15 September 2017 Pages: 682 - 687
A Comparative Study of Generic Visual Components of Two-Dimensional Versus Three-Dimensional Laparoscopic Images Michael El BoghdadyGobinath RamakrishnanAfshin Alijani Original Scientific Report Open access 21 September 2017 Pages: 688 - 694
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Timing and Outcome of Intestinal Failure Surgery in Patients with Enteric Fistula Fleur E. E. de VriesJasper J. AtemaMarja A. Boermeester Original Scientific Report Open access 18 September 2017 Pages: 695 - 706
Early Versus Delayed Source Control in Open Abdomen Management for Severe Intra-abdominal Infections: A Retrospective Analysis on 111 Cases Stefano RauseiVincenzo PappalardoGianlorenzo Dionigi Original Scientific Report 21 September 2017 Pages: 707 - 712
Trauma to the Superior Mesenteric Artery and Superior Mesenteric Vein: A Narrative Review of Rare but Lethal Injuries B. PhillipsS. ReiterJ. A. Asensio Scientific Review 05 September 2017 Pages: 713 - 726
Disparities in Breast Cancer: Private Patients Have Better Outcomes Than Public Patients W. C. CoetzeeJ. P. ApffelstaedtM. Du Plessis Original Scientific Report 17 August 2017 Pages: 727 - 735
External Validation of a Tube Thoracostomy Complication Classification System Yoginee SritharenMatthew C. HernandezJohnathon M. Aho Original Scientific Report 20 September 2017 Pages: 736 - 741
Perioperative Mortality Following Oesophagectomy and Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Australia Sean S. DavisWendy J. BabidgeGuy J. Maddern Original Scientific Report 07 September 2017 Pages: 742 - 748
The Significance of SCC and CEA mRNA in the Pleural Cavity After Lymphadenectomy in Esophageal Cancer Patients who Underwent Preoperative Treatment Keijiro SugimuraHiroshi MiyataMasahiko Yano Original Scientific Report 05 September 2017 Pages: 749 - 757
Impact of Drain Insertion After Perforated Peptic Ulcer Repair in a Japanese Nationwide Database Analysis K. OkumuraK. HidaY. Imanaka Original Scientific Report 18 September 2017 Pages: 758 - 765
Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer: Analysis of Factors Which Affect Direction of Lymphatic Drainage Atsuo ShidaNorio MitsumoriKatsuhiko Yanaga Original Scientific Report 18 September 2017 Pages: 766 - 772
Preoperative Albumin–Bilirubin Grade Predicts Recurrences After Radical Gastrectomy in Patients with pT2-4 Gastric Cancer Mitsuro KandaChie TanakaYasuhiro Kodera Original Scientific Report 18 September 2017 Pages: 773 - 781
Carcinoma in the Remnant Stomach During Long-Term Follow-up After Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Analysis of Cumulative Incidence and Associated Risk Factors Takaaki HanyuAtsuhiro WakaiToshifumi Wakai Original Scientific Report 18 September 2017 Pages: 782 - 787
Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: What is the Best “Choice”? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Non-randomized Comparative Studies Claudio RicciRiccardo CasadeiFrancesco Minni Original Scientific Report 10 August 2017 Pages: 788 - 805
Operative Results and Oncologic Outcomes of Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) Versus Two-Stage Hepatectomy (TSH) in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Dimitrios MorisSean Ronnekleiv-KellyTimothy M. Pawlik Scientific Review 10 August 2017 Pages: 806 - 815
In-Hospital Mortality for Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: Analysis of 1590 Patients Using a Japanese National Inpatient Database Chie KoizumiNobuaki MichihataHideo Yasunaga Original Scientific Report 06 September 2017 Pages: 816 - 822
Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of 18-FDG PET/CT in the Management of Resectable Biliary Tract Cancer Ka Wing MaTan To CheungChung Mau Lo Original Scientific Report 13 September 2017 Pages: 823 - 834
Cohort Contributions to Race- and Gender-Specific Trends in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the USA Eliza W. BealDmitry TuminTimothy M. Pawlik Original Scientific Report 06 September 2017 Pages: 835 - 840
Feasibility of Intraoperative Navigation for Liver Resection Using Real-time Virtual Sonography With Novel Automatic Registration System Takeshi TakamotoYoshihiro MiseMasatoshi Makuuchi Original Scientific Report 06 September 2017 Pages: 841 - 848
Implications of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Etiology on Recurrence and Prognosis after Curative-Intent Resection: a Multi-Institutional Study Xu-Feng ZhangJeffery ChakedisTimothy M. Pawlik Original Scientific Report 06 September 2017 Pages: 849 - 857
Preperitoneal Surgical Approach to Treat Vesicoureteral Anastomotic Leakage, Distal Stenosis or Reflux After Kidney Transplantation Tom DariusAntoine BuemiMichel Mourad Original Scientific Report 23 October 2017 Pages: 858 - 865
Mortality and Morbidity After Hartmann’s Procedure Versus Primary Anastomosis Without a Diverting Stoma for Colorectal Perforation: A Nationwide Observational Study Asuka TsuchiyaHideo YasunagaKiyohide Fushimi Original Scientific Report 05 September 2017 Pages: 866 - 875
Prognostic and Predictive Clinicopathologic Factors of Squamous Anal Canal Cancer in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients: Does HAART Influence Outcomes? Emmanouil P. PappouJonathan T. MagruderJonathan E. Efron Original Scientific Report 25 September 2017 Pages: 876 - 883
Risk Factors for Unresectable Recurrence After Up-Front Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastasis Daisuke HokutoTakeo NomiMasayuki Sho Original Scientific Report 06 September 2017 Pages: 884 - 891
Margin Status is Still an Important Prognostic Factor in Hepatectomies for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis Riccardo MemeoVito de BlasiFrench Colorectal Liver Metastases Working Group, Association Française de Chirurgie (AFC) Original Scientific Report 19 September 2017 Pages: 892 - 901
Is Laparoscopy Really Advantageous for Splenectomy Patients? Adriana ToroMarco VitaleIsidoro Di Carlo Letter to the Editor 17 July 2017 Pages: 902 - 902
Acute Appendicitis: Still a Surgical Disease? Results from a Propensity Score-Based Outcome Analysis of Conservative Versus Surgical Management from a Prospective Database V. ResanovicA. ResanovicM. Djordjevic Letter to the Editor 25 July 2017 Pages: 903 - 904
Compartment Pressure Monitoring After Thyroid Surgery: A Possible Method to Detect a Rebleeding Sabaretnam MayilvagananSapana Bothra Letter to the Editor 08 August 2017 Pages: 905 - 905
Compartment Pressure Monitoring After Thyroid Surgery: A Possible Method to Detect a Rebleeding: Reply T. von AhnenM. von AhnenU. Wirth Reply, Letter to the Editor 11 October 2017 Pages: 906 - 907
Mortality in Patients with Splenic Injuries: The Role of Multi-Organ Failure Yassar Alamri Letter to the Editor 06 September 2017 Pages: 908 - 909
In Response to: Ventilation in Trauma Patients: The First 24 h is Different! Stuart GillonRobert DockingChristopher Wright Letter to the Editor 11 September 2017 Pages: 910 - 911
Response to Letter to the Editor, Regarding Hardcastle TC, Muckart DJJ, Maier RV. Ventilation in Trauma Patients: The First 24 h is Different! World Journal of Surgery 2017;41(5):1153–1158 Timothy Hardcastle Reply, Letter to the Editor 13 November 2017 Pages: 912 - 913